Obama lifts ban on offshore drilling, opens way for oil platforms off much of US coastline

WHAT I REALLY LIKE ABOUT THIS ARTICLE IS WHERE OBAMA SAYS THAT HE DIDN’T MAKE THIS DECISION LIGHTLY. WELL, YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFORE SCREAMING AT G.W. THAT HE WAS PRACTICALLY SATAN SHOOTING FROM THE HIP JUST BECAUSE THE BUSH SOLUTION WASN’T THE SIMPLISTIC OUTCOME YOU WANTED, OBAMA. OBAMA SEEMS TO INSINUATE THAT THE COMPLEXITY OF THESE ISSUES ARE SOMETHING THAT JUST HE HAS FINALLY DISCOVERED. GOVERNED BY A MANBOY LIERFACE, WE ARE .

“Speaking at Andrews air base outside Washington, Obama said, “This is not a decision that I’ve made lightly.” He addressed the expected outcry from disappointed environmentalists by saying he had studied the issue for more than a year and concluded it was the right call given the nation’s voracious thirst for energy and the need to produce jobs and keep American businesses competitive.”